Inside Doha's Souq Waqif

Souq Waqif is a marketplace in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Traders stood at the gates to display wares.

Bedouins and locals gathered near Wadi Musheireb to trade livestock goods. The original buildings date back over a century.

Land reclamation shifted the coastline 335 metres northward. A market built for boats now sits behind traffic infrastructure.

Most of Souq Waqif was destroyed in a fire in 2003; rebuilding finished in 2008.

Souq Waqif used to sit right beside Doha Bay for boat access.

Bismillah opened as the first hotel in Qatar in the early 1900s.

Shops sell traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, gold, and souvenirs. Restaurants serve mostly Qatari and Middle Eastern cuisine.

Turtles appreciate the GPS.